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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 716: Sexual Offenses by Persons Previously Convicted of Sexual Offenses

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 716 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on February 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Sexual Offenses by Persons Previously Convicted of Sexual Offenses. Primary sponsor: Jonathan Martin (Republican), Criminal Justice. Most recent recorded action (April 30, 2025): Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1455 (Ch. 2025-135).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Sexual Offenses by Persons Previously Convicted of Sexual Offenses; Providing mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment for specified sexual offenses when committed by registered sexual offenders or sexual predators; providing requirements for such sentences, etc.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jonathan MartinPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate33
Criminal JusticePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1455 (Ch. 2025-135)
  2. Substituted CS/CS/HB 1455
  3. Read 2nd time
  4. Retained on Special Order Calendar
  5. Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/25
  6. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  7. Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 17 NAYS 1
  8. On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
  9. Now in Fiscal Policy
  10. Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
  11. On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 04/15/25, 12:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
  12. CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time

Showing 12 most recent of 19 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source